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Joan Sutherland

Dame Joan Alston SutherlandOM,AC,DBE (7 November 1926–10 October 2010) was an Australian dramatic coloraturasoprano noted for her contribution to the renaissance of the bel canto repertoire from the late 1950s through to the 1980s.

The premiere took place at the Teatro Apollo in Rome on 19 January 1853, where it "began a victorious march throughout the operatic world," a success due to Verdi's work over the previous three years. It began with his January 1850 approach to Cammarano with the idea of Il trovatore. There followed, slowly and with interruptions, the preparation of the libretto, first by Cammarano until his death in mid-1852 and then with the young librettist Leone Emanuele Bardare, which gave the composer the opportunity to propose significant revisions, which were accomplished under his direction. These revisions are seen largely in the expansion of the role of Leonora.

Sutherland

In Gaelic the area is referred to according to its traditional areas: Dùthaich MhicAoidh (or Dùthaich 'IcAoidh) in the northeast, Asainte (Assynt) in the west, and Cataibh in the east. Cataibh is also sometimes used to refer to the area as a whole.

The northwest corner of Sutherland, traditionally known as the Province of Strathnaver, was not incorporated into Sutherland until 1601. This was the home of the powerful and warlike Clan Mackay, and as such was named in Gaelic, Dùthaich 'Ic Aoidh, the Homeland of Mackay. Even today this part of Sutherland is known as Mackay Country, and, unlike other areas of Scotland where the names traditionally associated with the area have become diluted, there is still a preponderance of Mackays in the Dùthaich.

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Elections in the 1900s

Elections in the 1910s

General Election 1914/15:

Another General Election was required to take place before the end of 1915. The political parties had been making preparations for an election to take place and by the July 1914, the following candidates had been selected;

Vedi

Vedi (Armenian:Վեդի), is a town in the Ararat Province of Armenia, located along the Vedi river, 50 kilometres (31 miles) south of the capital Yerevan, and 18 50 kilometres (31 miles) southeast of the provincial centre Artashat. According to the 2011 census, the population of the town is 11,384.

Etymology

The name Vedi is derived from the Arabic word wadi (Arabic:وادي‎), meaning valley. It may has been incorporated to Armenian through the Persian language.

History

The territory of Vedi has been settled since the Urartian period. However, the name Vedi was first mentioned during the 13th century by historian Stephen Orbelian in his book History of the Province of Syunik.

Vedi has been a large settlement until the 17th century. At the beginning of the 19th century, the settlement was known as Verin Vedi (Upper Vedi). At that time, the town had around 250 families with a majority of Cucasian Tatars (95%) and a minority of Armenians (5%). However, after signing the Treaty of Turkmenchay by Persia and the Russian Empire in 1828, Vedi became part of Russia, and around 500 Armenians were allowed to move from Maku in Persia to Vedi. In 1849, it was incorporated into the Erivan Governorate. In 1918, it has become a separate gavar (district). 1929, it was turned into a rayon and the town was named Böyuk Vedi within the Armenian SSR. During the 1940s and 1950s, the Armenian population became majority in Böyuk Vedi. In 1962, it was turned into an urban-type settlement and named Vedi. After the independence of Armenia, the settlement was given the status of a town in 1996.

Vedi (film)

Vedi (Tamil:வெடி; English:Firecracker) is a Tamil action film directed by Prabhu Deva featuring Vishal and Sameera Reddy in the lead roles. A remake of the successful 2008 Telugu film Souryam, the film was released on 30 September 2011 across 250 screens in Tamil Nadu, 62 screens in Kerala and 28 screens in KarnatakaVedi received mixed reviews, but ended up as a commercial success at the Box Office. It has been dubbed in Hindi as The Fighter Mard No.1.

Plot

Vedi tells the story of Prabhakaran (Vishal), who is a young Police Officer, who goes to Kolkata in search of his sister, Aishwarya (Poonam Kaur). Prabhakaran, at his native place, Thoothukudi, had developed enmity with a local don (Sayaji Shinde) by thrashing him in public and putting him behind bars. The enmity gets travelled to Kolkata also where the don join another local gangster to take revenge on the police officer. The baddies trouble the police officer's sister and her friend, Paaru (Sameera Reddy), who falls in love with Prabhakaran.